Biden Pardons Son Hunter Facing Sentencing For Two Criminal Cases

On Sunday, President Joe Biden granted an official pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite earlier pledges not to involve himself in his son’s legal matters.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong,” the president said in a statement.

The decision is likely to spark renewed concerns about the independence of the U.S. judicial system, particularly as incoming president Donald Trump has taken steps to appoint loyalists to the FBI and Justice Department.

Earlier this year, Hunter Biden was convicted of lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm, a felony, and also pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges, though he had not yet been sentenced.

As his presidency enters its final weeks before Trump assumes office on January 20, Joe Biden had consistently stated that he would not pardon his son.

“I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” President Biden said in Sunday’s statement.

“The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” he added.

“I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.”

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